The USA South Athletic Conference will give a nostalgic look at institutional staff members each Friday as a part of the Conference's #FlashbackFriday initiative. The Conference will showcase a photo from the person's past and detail where they have been and how they currently serve their athletic department. To view this week's submission, please see below and make sure to follow the hashtag #FlashbackFriday on the USA South's X (@usa_south) and Instagram (@usa_south) social media platforms throughout the year.

Danielle Dawson - Salem College - Head Women's Basketball Coach / /Associate Athletic Director

• Women's Basketball student-athlete at Hampton University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in communicative sciences and disorders in May, 1999. 
• 1996-97 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Rookie of the Year.
• 1997-98 MEAC First Team All-Conference, MEAC All-Tournament Team, and Team MVP.
• Scored over 1,000 points during her collegiate career.
• Earned a Master's of Science degree in sports administration from Delaware State in 2009.
• Has served as an assistant coach at four NCAA Division I women's basketball programs (Monmouth, N.C. A&T, Delaware State, Radford).
• Had a one-year stint coaching basketball with the Virgin Island Senior Women’s National Team as the squad captured the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s bronze medal and qualified for the 2015 FIBA America’s Championship.
• Has also been on the staffs at NCAA Division II program's Valdosta State, Virginia Union, and most recently Shaw.
• Became the Salem program's six head coach this fall after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Shaw.